TROUBLED pop star Kate DeAraugo faces up to 15 years in jail on drugs and weapons charges, it has emerged.

The 31-year-old has faced court in Shepparton, Victoria after allegedly being found in possession of the drug methamphetamine, also known as ice.

DeAraugo, who rose to fame as the winner of hit reality series Australian Idol in 2005 and went on to be part of the Young Divas musical group, has spoken in the past of her mental health and addiction battles.

According to reports in New Idea, she was allegedly caught with ice by police twice in five days - first on June 10 with 430 milligrams and again on June 15 with "a trafficable quantity of the drug, a large knife and a tomahawk".